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NewsNetwork Rail to spend extra £600m on upgrade work
Rail regulator’s final determination ups capital spend programme to £12.8bn
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CommentArchitectural education ignores the challenge of our time
Too many architects assume their lack of energy performance knowledge will be ‘fixed’ by others
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FeaturesFuel wars: Review of green charges
The prime minister surprised everyone last week when he announced his desire to ‘roll back’ green charges on energy bills. So where does this leave the government’s energy efficiency policies?
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CommentIs it wintertime for housing policy?
The leaves are falling, and the government has just downgraded the importance of housing policy. But a new model is still needed to build at scale
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NewsG&T wins role on high-profile Southbank Centre skate park
Firm appointed as cost consultant in controversial move to new site below Hungerford Bridge
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NewsLondon construction boss to exit Morgan Sindall
Exclusive: Peter Jacobs latest senior departure from £2bn turnover construction firm
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NewsLondon and Paris remain Europe's top global cities
But new report finds European cities are being outpaced in growth by their emerging market counterparts
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NewsISG lands £20m high-end London resi scheme
Contractor will restore three grade II-listed buildings into luxury homes
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NewsPlan for low carbon target law defeated
Lords vote against setting decarbonisation target for UK’s energy mix in 2014
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FeaturesUphill all the way: Pre-commencement conditions
Housebuilders are up in arms about councils’ use of pre-commencement conditions, which they say are holding back schemes that have been granted planning permission
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FeaturesInterview with Munish Datta, M&S
Fresh from the success of the flagship Cheshire Oaks eco store, Munish Datta, the head of M S’ sustainability strategy, is thinking smaller…
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NewsGovernment primes Islamic bond to boost UK infrastructure
UK aims to launch £200m Sharia-compliant bond next year
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CommentAnything for a PV life
Can photovoltaics really provide a significant proportion of the UK’s mains power?
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NewsCountryside bags £150m Alma regeneration project
Housing developer will redevelop the London Borough of Enfield’s Alma Estate
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CommentHousing challenge requires whole new politics
Are the current crop of politicians up to the task of solving the UK housing crisis?
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CommentPrepare for generations X, Y and Z
The industry leaders of today have to embrace attitudes and skills across the generations otherwise our working practices are at risk of looking dated and irrelevant
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NewsGovernment to keep hold of roads standards
Plans to spin-out the Highways Agency would still see government keep control of design requirements
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NewsTata Steel plans 500 job cuts
Cuts to fall in its ‘Long Products’ business that serves the construction sector
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NewsGreenpeace drops Hinkley legal challenge
But £16bn nuclear project still facing legal challenge from Ireland’s National Trust
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CommentLegal costs and interest: Calculators at dawn
The parties in the Museum of Liverpool case have just trooped back into court to settle the matter of legal costs and interest to be paid - a battle almost as contentious as the case itself